Hello, I'm Brandon Quakkelaar

I believe that programming is a craft. My goal is to continuously study this
craft, and to always refine my thinking and my execution while practicing
it. I have a decade of experience and even though I have come a long way since
I started, there’s always something fresh to study that I can add to my toolbox.

Software development is a wonderful discipline that requires creativity,
ingenuity, and logic. It’s wonderful because a programmer can sit at a computer
and literally create new value from nothing. I get a strong sense of
satisfaction whenever I’m able to use my code to solve real world problems that
affect real people and businesses.

My Projects

When I’m not working, I like to continue growing as a programmer by having
side projects. Each side project has given me new insights and experiences. You
can read more about some of my favorite projects here.

My Family

I am very happy to be living with my lovely wife and my
dog, in the American Midwest.

My Digital Footprint

I launched Quakkels.com on February 5th, 2017 after blogging on a different
platform since 2013. This current version of my blog uses
Hugo, a static site generator written in
Go. I host using GitHub Pages.
The theme for this blog was written by myself and can be found
on GitHub.